Feast or Famine Dept: Detroit DE Kalimba Edwards continues his roller coaster
ride this year. Just take a look at his numbers in the last seven games. In
three of those games, Edwards has 12-2 tackles and five sacks. In the other
four games, he has 0-3 tackles and zero sacks

Arizona safety Adrian Wilson is having his best year. He's a top 10 safety
in most IDP leagues and had his best game of the year Sunday with 10-4 tackles.
He's on pace for 120 total tackles. The best part is he just turned 26 years
old

The streak is finally over. Colts DE Robert Mathis had a sack in each of his
first eight games this season. Only three players have ever had sacks in more
consecutive games. The NFL record is ten, by Simon Fletcher of the Denver Broncos
in 1992-93

The Colts have recorded a dizzying 29 sacks from their defensive line

Prior to opening day, I was one of the biggest proponents of Colts safety Bob
Sanders. I figured him to be a top ten safety, easily. So far, I have been wrong.
While Sanders remains a viable starter, he is far from putting up the numbers
I had hoped

Heralded Houston CB Dunta Robinson had his best game of the year Sunday with
9-0 tackles. It's been a mildly disappointing season for the second year player.
In his rookie campaign, Robinson proved to be a big time playmaker, with six
interceptions, three sacks and three forced fumbles. So far this year, he has
only one in each category

Jaguars LB Mike Peterson has been one of the most productive linebackers since
he entered the league, but he's been on a hot streak of huge proportions lately.
In the last four games, Peterson has 33-4 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions
and a forced fumble. On Sunday, he had 10-0 tackles and his third sack in as
many games. He is scoring amongst the top 2-3 linebackers in most IDP leagues

Jaguars DT John Henderson, considered one of the best in the game at his position,
is on pace for career tackle numbers. The only thing missing is sacks, of which
he has been shut out thus far

Giants DE Michael Strahan, almost 34 years old, remains solid as a rock. He
had 5-1 tackles and added another sack Sunday (7.5 for the year)

Strahan's linemate at the other end, Osi Umenyiora, has also been solid, and
their play is one reason the Giants record is as good as it is. Umenyiora had
two more sacks Sunday and has five in the last three games

Whatever happened to Vikings DT Kevin Williams? I remember the good old days
when he had a big impact on games. You have to read the fine print these days
to see his name in the box score

In the four games prior to Sunday, Bills LB London Fletcher had 19 total tackles.
On Sunday, he had 20. He also had a sack and a forced fumble

Fletcher's teammate LB Angelo Crowell also had a big game with 13-7 tackles,
a sack and an interception

Remember when Kansas City LB Kendrell Bell was the NFL defensive rookie of
the year? That was back when he had some impact on the field

One Chief that has had an impact on the field this year is DE Jared Allen.
He added two more sacks Sunday to give him seven for the year. He also had 4-0
tackles and a forced fumble. It was his sixth forced fumble of the year

Oakland rookie LB Kirk Morrison had the best game of his young career with
10-1 tackles Sunday. He's already shown to be a solid starter in most IDP leagues
and his future looks very promising

Panthers DE Julius Peppers is once again proving he gets better as the season
wears on. He had another one and a half sacks Sunday and now has 5.5 for the
year

The number of Seattle LB Lofa Tatupu doubters have decreased as the season
goes by. Whereas the franchise was scoffed at when Tatupu was drafted so highly,
many now realize how talented Tatupu truly is. He had his third double digit
tackle day of the year, along with his third sack Sunday

Rams safety Mike Furrey has now started four games in a row. He has intercepted
a pass in each of the last three games to lead the team in that department.
He has also recovered two fumbles during that period. Definitely one to keep
your eye on

Rams DE Leonard Little returned to the lineup after missing two games because
of the death of his brother. He had 2-2 tackles and was held without a sack

Tampa Bay DE star Simeon Rice was deactivated a couple games ago against the
49ers because of missing a team meeting. He came back the following game but
did not show up in the box score. On Sunday, Rice definitely showed up in the
box score with two sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and 4-0 tackles

Falcons LB Demorrio Williams had a season-high 12-0 tackles Sunday. It's the
fourth time this season the second year player's had double digit tackles. He
also added an interception and a forced fumble